Poverty

Everything you need to know about how to apply for universal credit
Universal credit

Everything you need to know about how to apply for universal credit

More than £4bn in benefits will go unclaimed in London this year: ‘Too many people miss out’
Benefits

More than £4bn in benefits will go unclaimed in London this year: ‘Too many people miss out’

Marmot principles should be applied to government departments for ending poverty
John Bird

Marmot principles should be applied to government departments for ending poverty

What are the eight Marmot Principles and how could they transform the health of a local area?
Health inequality

What are the eight Marmot Principles and how could they transform the health of a local area?

Universal credit is back in the dock – this time at the United Nations
Rick Burgess and Alex Firth

Universal credit is back in the dock – this time at the United Nations

New Netflix film Steve shows that behind every school exclusion lies a different story
Jason Arthur

New Netflix film Steve shows that behind every school exclusion lies a different story

Kinship carers are sleeping on sofas and floors to keep children out of care, study finds
Care system

Kinship carers are sleeping on sofas and floors to keep children out of care, study finds

Energy bill rise made me feel sick. I’d like Keir Starmer to try living in my bungalow when it’s cold
Energy bills

Energy bill rise made me feel sick. I’d like Keir Starmer to try living in my bungalow when it’s cold

The only way forward is to split the poverty atom
John Bird

The only way forward is to split the poverty atom

DWP payment dates in October 2025: When you will get your benefits and pensions this month
Benefits

DWP payment dates in October 2025: When you will get your benefits and pensions this month

I’m a single dad asking Keir Starmer and his government to do more to tackle child poverty
Jonny Roberts

I’m a single dad asking Keir Starmer and his government to do more to tackle child poverty

‘BritCard’ digital ID risks shutting millions of people out of everyday life
Chloe Coleman

‘BritCard’ digital ID risks shutting millions of people out of everyday life

Hunger is a political choice. Could a ‘Right to Food’ change everything?
Dr Regina Murphy Keith and Dr Sharon Noonan

Hunger is a political choice. Could a ‘Right to Food’ change everything?

Children in deprived areas of Scotland are three times more likely to die before their first birthday
Julie Cameron

Children in deprived areas of Scotland are three times more likely to die before their first birthday

Letters: How many more people with learning difficulties will be abused and scapegoated?
Letters

Letters: How many more people with learning difficulties will be abused and scapegoated?

I couldn’t afford to fix my broken bed. People in poverty like me need help with the essentials
Gloria Odhi

I couldn’t afford to fix my broken bed. People in poverty like me need help with the essentials

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This ‘life-changing’ project is transforming the bedrooms of children living in poverty
Child poverty

This ‘life-changing’ project is transforming the bedrooms of children living in poverty

Happy birthday, Big Issue. Our work continues
John Bird

Happy birthday, Big Issue. Our work continues

Everyone thinks pensioners are rich. But I’m forced to choose between heating and eating
Pensioner poverty

Everyone thinks pensioners are rich. But I’m forced to choose between heating and eating

Single people must earn at least £30,500 per year to live well in the UK
Living standards

Single people must earn at least £30,500 per year to live well in the UK